Linderhof

Gardening, Cooking and Decorating on the Prairie of Kansas

Welcome to Linderhof, our 1920's home on the prairie, where there's usually something in the oven, flowers in the garden for tabletops and herbs in the garden for cooking. Where, when company comes, the teapot is always on and there are cookies and cakes to share in the larder.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Reprise -- Let It Snow, Let It Snow

With temperatures constantly in triple digits for what seems like most of July, it's fun to go back and remember that the weather will not always remain in the triple digits!!!!

In fact, sometimes in winter, we long for warmer temperatures. I'm not certain that we long for 100 degrees, but . . .

That is one good thing, I guess, about living in a four season clime -- we get summer which is hot and humid and dry and we get winter which is cold and sometimes snowy and icy and then we get Spring and Fall -- the perfect seasons!

We're tired of summer and yearn for fall. Since we were gone for Spring, it seems to me as if we skipped Spring and went from Winter to Summer! And Summer at it's hottest!!!

This post, from February 2010, reminds me that the 100 plus degree temperatures won't last forever and just looking at these pictures makes me feel a bit cooler!

Enjoy the snow with an icy glass of tea -- you'll be cooler just looking at the garden full of "white stuff"!

We, on the prairie, feel fortunate that Monday's snow was measured by a few inches and not feet like our neighbors to the East. It was a wet snow and so it turned Linderhof into a winter wonderland for not only was snow on the ground but it turned the trees into white wonders.The birds were busy at the feeders -- there are two male cardinals in the picture -- can you spot them? There are three more males that come visit plus their ladies often accompany them.A summer table with a snow "tablecloth" and snow "chair pads". The branches hang low with the weight of the snow.Although Oliver's breed was bred to herd cattle. And most cattle are kept outside, Oliver feels that having to go out into the cold snowy landscape is not what a dog should do!And so he yearns to get back inside but, wait, is that the pesky cat . . . . his job, you see, is to make sure that the cat doesn't bother the garden birds!

It wasn't that pesky cat and so he quickly and happily came back inside. A dog, after all, needs to be where his Master and Mistress are. Not outside, all by himself!

I'm visiting my daughter where she lives in Guayaquil, by the coast and here when cool, like now is 88-90...so yeah, the winter wonderland photos made me cool off, too! Thanks for sharing, the four seasons are gorgeous!! Love, FABBY

Brrrr!!! Oh my...your post reminded me that this summer heat will come to an end! After living in south Texas for 30 years where we basically only had two seasons...hot and cold, I'm glad that I live in Colorado with it's four seasons! Like you, I love the spring and autumn!

Well dear friend, Linderhof looks especially beautiful all dressed up in its white winter frocks! I enjoyed your photos and I do believe that I'm even feeling a bit cooler! Hehe! Thank you so much for sharing this lovely post with us for the Sunday Favorites party this week!

Oh, Martha, what a COOL post.hahahaha ... yes, a bad joke, but it's still early in the day for a Sunday.

I also looked at some snow pictures the other day, hoping to feel cooler. Didn't work.

Luckily, Dion LOVES the snow, although long haired spaniels come back in the house loaded with hard messy "snow balls" stuck all over their bellies and feet. What a mess!

It's the last day of July. Is August on the prairie usually as hot, or does it begin to temper? August here can be hot in the day, but usually the nights begin to cool down, and we do get some crystal clear cool August days that are just complete gifts from Nature.